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Trump Kicks Off 2026 with Coal Plant Retentions, New Oil Leases, and Nuclear Power Push

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2026 17 Comments

The nation is poised to enter 2026 with greater energy security and a clear message that American prosperity will be built on a foundation of abundant domestic energy....

Trump Administration Puts a Deep Freeze on 5 East Coast Wind Farms

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2025 9 Comments

The move is sparked by concerns over national security and the impact on radar systems, which were completely ignored by the Biden administration....

Waymo Robotaxis Stall and Snarl San Francisco Traffic After Massive Blackout

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 22, 2025 27 Comments

San Francisco was plunged into darkness when nearly 30 percent of the city was struck by a power outage that appears to be the result of a substation fire....

California Keeps Diablo Canyon Nuclear Reactor Running 5 More Years

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 21, 2025 27 Comments

The Iron Law of Electricity for the win: San Luis Obispo County is now looking to add additional reactors to the plant. ...

Israel Approves $35 Billion Gas Export Deal With Egypt

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 18, 2025 9 Comments

Prime Minister Netanyahu: "The deal greatly strengthens Israel’s position as a regional energy superpower, and contributes to regional stability." ...

Ford Zaps Production of Big EV Trucks, Taking $19.5 Billion Hit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 18, 2025 31 Comments

The F-150 Lightning is returning to what it was originally: A gas-powered workhorse....

European Union Surrenders to Reality on 2035 Ban on Gas-Powered Cars

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 17, 2025 6 Comments

Allowing a mere 10% to be sold after 2035 may not seem like much, but I expect that percentage to steadily increase....

Valero Eats $1.1 Billion Loss to Escape Newsom’s Toxic California

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on December 15, 2025 59 Comments

"When a company takes a billion dollar loss just to leave, you know something is seriously broken."...

U.S. Captures Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 10, 2025 41 Comments

"For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations."...

Making Cars Affordable Again: Trump Scuttles Biden’s Fuel Efficiency Standards

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 04, 2025 38 Comments

Of course, the environmentalists are in hysterics....

Geothermal Engineering Breakthrough Announced Involving Cascade’s Largest Volcano

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 01, 2025 26 Comments

Newberry Volcano, a volcanic arc that covers an area the size of Rhode Island, is deemed a "high threat volcano" by the USGS....

Senate Votes to Repeal Biden-Era Plan to Stop Coal Leasing in Wyoming

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 20, 2025 10 Comments

Next up is Alaska....

Federal Judge Clears Trump Administration to Revoke MA Offshore Wind Project Approval

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 07, 2025 13 Comments

Meanwhile, Rhode Island bureaucrats give a big thumbs-up to SouthCoast Wind transmission line plan....

Exxon Takes California to Court, Calling Climate Law ‘Free Speech Violation’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 04, 2025 12 Comments

California laws are "compelled speech" and are based on climate cultism and pseudoscience....

Nuclear Götterdämmerung in Germany as Two Cooling Towers Demolished

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 31, 2025 30 Comments

Rising prices, joblessness, and energy shortages will result in low-energy twilight and the cataclysmic downfall of Germany's economy....

Trump to Cut Tariffs on China After ‘Amazing Meeting’ With Xi

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2025 12 Comments

President Donald Trump gushed over his meeting with Chinese dictator President Xi Jinping, who promised to crack down on fentanyl, bring in more agricultural products from America, and pause his rare-earth export limits. Trump wrote on Truth Social: I had a truly great meeting with President Xi...

Trump Authorizes Strategic Reserve Refill as Oil Prices Dip

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 23, 2025 7 Comments

Reports indicate that supplies are exceeding demand, which is a good sign for those of us who appreciate inexpensive and efficient fuel sources....

Trump Admin Sanctions Russia’s Two Largest Oil Companies

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 22, 2025 3 Comments

"Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, Treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin’s war machine."...

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